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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2019 - 9:42:18 AM |
It appears as if the Free National Movement government has embarked upon a policy of score settling, political victimization and alienation of competent Bahamian professionals.
The whole exercise of summarily dismissing eight senior police officers, virtually all at the same time reeks of victimization. Every time the government changes in The Bahamas, successive administrations play favorites with the public service, promoting their cronies and firing perceived enemies. The police force and the country at large is fed up with this disgraceful behavior. If there were legitimate reasons why these officers should have been dismissed in this manner, the Bahamian People deserve an explanation. It has been almost two years since this administration has taken office so if this was normal attrition it would have already commenced long before now, and been a more gradual process. Done in this manner makes it difficult to believe the Government’s explanation of excessive accumulated vacation days and not some other reason. The public needs to know.
What makes the government look even worse is the loss of Bahamian talent across the board.
This administration must explain the reason why the talented, competent and celebrated Bahamas Power and Light Chief Operating Officer, Christine Alston abruptly left the corporation particularly after they embarked on a campaign to bring qualified Bahamians home to build the country? What is the reason this government cannot keep proven competent professionals in their employ?
At this very moment the Minister of Works, the Hon. Desmond Bannister is embroiled in a law suit regarding his treatment of former BPL board Chairperson Mrs. Darnell Osborne.
What has happened to the FNM's promise of transparency?
The DNA demands that the government:
- Give the reason why so many of the top brass of the Royal Bahamas Police Force were made to leave in the manner in which they were?
- What is the reason for the abrupt departure of Ms. Alston from BPL?
- What is the status of the probe that the Prime Minister promised into the issues related to the Minister of Works Desmond Bannister and the former BPL board?
It seems more so than ever that an investigation needs to be done at BPL.
The FNM promised transparency, but so far all the people have received are cover-ups.
“It’s the people’s time” for answers!
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